Toy launcher apparatus using integral componentry with quick assembly methods

A toy projectile launch apparatus comprising:

• a first housing for gripping by a palm of an operator;
• a second housing pivotally connected to the first housing to enable an operator to rotate one housing relative to the other housing;
• a strip shaped flexible plastic launch spring having upper and lower portions mounted within the housings, the upper portion for engaging and launching a projectile;
• a structure mounted within the housings for causing the launch spring to progressively bend when the operator rotates one housing relative to the other housing;
• and
• a restraint mounted to one of the housings for restraining the upper portion of the launch spring until the launch spring is primed.

A method of forming and assembling an inexpensive toy projectile launcher comprising the steps of:

• forming a flexible plastic launch spring;
• forming a first housing;
• forming a second housing;
• pivotally connecting the first and second housings together;
• mounting the launch spring in the first and second housings;
• forming a plastic structure for bending the launch spring;
• mounting the plastic structure in the first and second housings;
• and
• engaging the plastic structure to the launch spring to enable the plastic structure to move the plastic spring between a generally relaxed position and a primed position when an operator moves the first and second housings together.